By AFP Burundi’s Interior ministry announced the suspension of The National Freedom Council, the main opposition party, citing “irregularities” that critics called an attempt to stifle dissent ahead of the 2025 legislative elections. The ministry said it was responding to complaints by eight leaders from the party, also known as CNL. These leaders were ousted…
Duncan MiririReuters KEY POINTS Farm sector recovery to boost growth Total public debt to edge lower in 2023 Opportunities in trading carbon credits NAIROBI, June 7 (Reuters) – Kenya’s economy is expected to grow at a slightly faster pace this year, the World Bank said on Wednesday, underpinned by a recovery in the key agriculture sector. The…
My Dream Stead school in Nigeria accepts recyclable waste as payment for fees. The scheme helps reduce the number of children out of school and the amount of rubbish on the streets of Lagos. Proceeds are used to pay teacher salaries, children’s uniforms, books and pens, among others. For climate change news and analysis, go to News24…
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and DESMOND TIRO MBIRIKANI, Kenya (AP) — Parkeru Ntereka lost almost half of his goat herd to hungry lions that wandered into his pen located near Kenya’s iconic Amboseli national park. The 56-year-old’s loss made headlines in the east African country as it led to the spearing to death of six lions…
By Sandrine Lungumbu BBC World Service Black Tunisian women say they are experiencing more instances of racism after the country’s president criticised sub-Saharan migrants. “In Tunisia people are always questioning the fact that I’m Tunisian,” says activist Khawla Ksiksi, a black Tunisian citizen. In February, President Kais Saied ordered “urgent measures” against sub-Saharan migrants, accusing…
Rwandan genocide An 88-year-old man accused of being a major financier of the 1994 Rwandan genocide is unfit to stand trial, a UN court has ruled. Félicien Kabuga’s lawyers had argued that he suffered from dementia. He was arrested in Paris in 2020 after evading capture for 26 years, reportedly moving around East Africa. He…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP SENEGAL Dozens of emotional friends and relatives gathered to pray around 26-year-old Elhaji Cisse outside a mosque near his house on June 5. While a cautious calm returned to Dakar on Monday (June 5) after days of clashes, at least 16 people were killed in the violence and hundreds injured.…
A UN court has ruled that ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial, calling instead for an ‘alternative’ legal procedure that would not end in a conviction. Text by : NEWS WIRES The Hague-based International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals said in an order late Tuesday that it “finds… Mr Felicien…